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hundred

[huhn-drid] / ˈhʌn drɪd /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to 100
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"It's very important that the hundred rowers coordinate because the oars are quite long and they will tangle with each other," Trammell Hudson stressed.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

More than a hundred firefighters fought to tackle the flames as they spread across roads and destroyed and damaged homes, forcing residents to evacuate.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Five hundred acres of soybeans will be saved, but opportunities for Nodaway citizens to have a career and make a good life in northwest Missouri will be lost.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

You can hear the effect of having played a few hundred gigs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

He could shuck very nearly a hundred bushel a day.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

A community leader in Ceuta, Sabah Hamad, has been collecting donations to feed hundreds of migrants a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

But associations representing hundreds of residents oppose the change over potential disruption and increased noise affecting those living nearby.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

At first, Irma and her sister Connie were hesitant; after receiving hundreds of pitches to tribute their brother, which never amounted to anything, they wanted to make sure Flores was the real deal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The only real crowds are to be found in the daytime -- at banks, cheap bakeries and outside the Spanish consulate, where hundreds clutch papers and wait to get off the island.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

There had to be hundreds of people milling about, everyone ignoring me, slipping past me like I wasn’t even there.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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